Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina'

Also Known As

Karmina Cranesbill

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 6"-8"
W: 4"-60"

planting zones

6a-9b

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Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina' plant details

Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In spring magenta flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: geraniaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 4 IN - 60 IN - wide, 6 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: magenta blooms in spring
Uses: fall color, fragrant, lemon-scented

GROWING CONDITIONS for Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: deer and rabbit
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This little Geranium forms a respectable evergreen ground cover 6-8” tall. Left to its own devices, it can spread up to 5’, but it is easy to suppress! Red violet flowers put on a show in May-June. Sun to open shade, average garden soil, occasional water. Nice filler in between perennials and as cover between grasses!

By: Secret Garden Growers

Same ancestry as 'Biokovo' (G. dalmaticum x G. macrorrhizum) and largely similar with the same tough, easy-going disposition, fragrant evergreen foliage that flushes red during the cold part of the year, and the same profuse flowers in the spring, though in this case they are a rather intense shade of pink that I'm not entirely sure I like. But I've got weird issues with magenta flowers. Zone 5

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Magenta blossoms above the same lemony scented foliage. Blooms in May and June, with red fall foliage color. 6-8". We like this tucked in as groundcover amongst the different Euphorbia.